OLYMPIA--Anglers looking for hot fishing spots can find a handy guide to lakes
in which trout have been planted at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
regional offices.

The spring 1998 Hatchery Trout Stocking Plan details by county how many trout
were planted in each lake managed for the species. The publication should be
available before Saturday when the lowland trout fishing season begins.

A second publication, the 1998 "Washington Fishing Guide: Where to catch fish
in the Evergreen State," also may be available before Saturday. It is a county-by-county
listing of waters and their potential fisheries by species. The guide contains information
about fishing spot locations, public and disabled person access and private resorts.

The guide also has information on juvenile-only fishing waters, regulation
change highlights and fish species.